Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Art helps us to break out of this prison-house by subverting conventional sign-systems and forcing us to focus our attention on signs themselves rather than taking them for granted . |
| 2 | ‘ But the thrust of our approach is to start at home , focusing on one thing at a time rather than confusing ourselves by trying to do everything at once — which is a major reason why 85 per cent of organisations trying to do something in this area fail to get it right . |
| 3 | Our plans for local government will bring decision-making closer to the people rather than alienating them by imposing an extra layer of bureaucracy on top of local government . |
| 4 | The option of settling a dispute rather than resolving it by going to trial can be described as a form of alternative dispute resolution , meaning methods of resolving a variety of disputes in ways alternative to court hearings . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , both Franca and Alison had , after initial suspicion , adopted Irina , at least as far as amusing themselves by helping her to spend money on having her hair done and buying clothes . |
| 6 | As well as blinding me by stealing the screen , what did they want me to know ? ’ |
| 7 | As well as saving you from having to break the flow of your typing by tapping ‘ Enter ’ it also leaves the text on the screen in a flexible or ‘ unformatted ’ form . |